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microcosm

by gregorywass

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friction 03:25
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gascogne 04:14
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damage 02:40
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rain on roof 02:49

about

Conceived, composed, improvised, recorded, altered, mixed, and sequenced between April and July 2012 in Chicago. The album includes field recordings from:

the beach I ride my bike to most weekends
the ice cream place my family used to live behind
the restaurant I used to eat at with my dad
a downtown train station
a protest march
a car wash
our house

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released July 31, 2012

All material (c) 2013 wassongs, all rights reserved.

Photos: Kew Gardens, Peggy Wass, 1956

Track notes:

Tracks 1, 10, and 12 were improvised on the Casio CDP-100 electric piano.

Tracks 2, 5, 8, and 13 were improvised on the Animoog app on the iPad. Track 8 includes a field recording on the Tascam DR-2d portable digital recorder. Track 13 also includes a field recording on the DR-2d.

Tracks 3, 7, 11, and 14 were recorded in real time on the Tascam DR-2d recorder. Track 3 includes an excerpt from "life is but a dream," reversed and panned.

Tracks 4, 6, and 9 were composed with GarageBand on an iPad and a MacBookPro. Track 6 includes live material recorded on the DR-2d at the Highland Queen restaurant. Track 9 includes a live guitar track processed through GarageBand.

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